"The West is facing a concerted effort by Islamic jihadists, the motives and goals of whom are largely ignored by the Western media, to destroy the West and bring it forcibly into the Islamic world -- and to commit violence to that end even while their overall goal remains out of reach. That effort goes under the general rubric of jihad."-- Robert Spencer

Monday, November 14, 2005

Mayhem Returning to "Normal" Levels

More cars incinerated in Belgium, and now a few in The Netherlands and Switzerland as well. A total of 15,000 to 20,000 cars have been destroyed in France over the last 18 days, as well as several schools. But here's the kicker:

If the downward trend continues, "things could return to normal very quickly," National Police Chief Michel Gaudin said, noting that French youths burn about 100 cars on an average Saturday night.

French youths, eh. Once again, the wordsmiths at AP manage to cover the story of France's transformation into Pakistan without ever using the "M" or "I" words.